A Commodity Pool is an investment structure or enterprise where funds from a number of participants are combined into a single entity for the purpose of trading futures contracts, options on contracts, retail... more +

A Commodity Pool is an investment structure or enterprise where funds from a number of participants are combined into a single entity for the purpose of trading futures contracts, options on contracts, retail off-exchange forex contracts or swaps, or to invest in another commodity pool. less -

Extension of Certain Dodd-Frank No-Action Relief -
The CFTC recently established a phased compliance timeline for the implementation of the execution requirement currently applicable to certain interest rate swaps and...more

On May 12, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight announced a streamlined process that will allow a commodity pool operator (CPO) that has delegated investment management...more

CFTC Announces New Approach for Considering Requests for Relief from Registration for Delegating Commodity Pool Operators -
On May 12, CFTC Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight announced a streamlined...more

The National Futures Association (the “NFA”) issued Notice to Members I-13-36 (the “NFA Notice”) which is directed at any commodity pool operator (“CPO”) of a registered investment company (a “RIC”) that has filed a notice...more

On Friday, December 7, 2012, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), through its Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (Division), issued a letter which provides broad relief for certain segments of...more

Under pending regulations of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2013, business development companies (BDCs) and/or their sponsors or advisers (operators) would be...more

Claims for relief from CPO registration by qualifying family offices and fund of funds operators must be filed by December 31.
On November 29, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC's) Division of Swap Dealer...more

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